Detection of Specific Noncovalent Zinc Finger Peptide–Oligodeoxynucleotide Complexes by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Faster than with conventional solution-phase methods , mass spectrometry can be used to recognize the formation of noncovalent complexes. This is shown by the detection of the specific triple complex between an 18-residue zinc finger peptide from the gag protein p55 of HIV-1, Zn²⁺, and the oligodeoxynucleotide d(TTGTT) by MALDI-MS (see the spectrum). The results also indicate that MALDI mass spectra can qualitatively reflect solution-phase chemistry.     

Synthesis of Terminally Fluorinated [7]Helicenes and Their Application to Photochemical Domino Reactions

The intramolecular Diels−Alder reactions of helicenes deform their π-conjugated screw-shaped skeletons. In particular, terminally tetrafluorinated [7]helicene (F₄-[7]helicene) undergoes a photoinduced Diels−Alder reaction followed by a photoinduced double fluorine atom transfer. Herein, we thoroughly investigated this photochemical domino process by decreasing the level of fluorine substitution. F₃-[7]Helicenes bearing two fluorine atoms at the dienophile terminal underwent photoinduced Diels−Alder reactions, but the whole domino process became slow. F₂-[7]Helicene, which is difluorinated only at the dienophile terminal, was also photolabile. As a result, two fluorine atoms were sufficient for the photochemical domino reaction to occur. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that F₂-[7]helicene was less compressed than F₄-[7]helicene, indicating that terminal polyfluorination enhanced the intramolecular arene−fluoroarene stacking interactions and thus promoted the transformations.     

以聚乳酸为侧链的光学活性聚苯乙炔的合成与表征

通过4-溴苯甲醇和三甲基硅基乙炔的Sonagashira偶联反应与三甲基硅基的脱除反应,合成4-乙炔基苯甲醇.以4-乙炔基苯甲醇为引发剂,以有机氮杂环化合物DBU为催化剂,常温常压下进行丙交酯的活性开环聚合反应,采用1H-NMR和GPC对产物结构、分子量与分子量分布进行表征分析,结果表明,合成以了苯乙炔为端基的聚乳酸大...     

Chromatographic Characteristics of Pva Column

Abstract

The retention behavior of polyethylene glycols, carbohydrates, peptides and pyrimidine and purine bases on a newly developed PVA gel column was examined. It has been found that separation was governed by a combined mode consisting of several known factors and dependent on the type of the sample and the nature of the eluent.     

A helical polymeric complex,tris(benzimidazole)nickel(II) (μ-maleato)

The title polymeric complex [Ni(C₇H₆N₂)₃(C₄H₂O₄)] _n has been prepared and its crystal structure determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The complex is orthorhombic, space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a?=?9.320(1), b?=?12.015(1), c?=?20.964(2)?Å. Three benzimidazole (bzim) and two maleate dianions coordinate to the Ni(II) atom with distorted octahedral geometry. Maleate dianions bridge neighbouring Ni(II) atoms through terminal carboxyl groups, one in monodentate and the other in chelate mode, to form polymeric molecular chains extending along the a axis. The structure is chiral, the Flack index of 0.002(10) suggesting that the helical polymeric chain is right-handed. Both intra-helical and inter-helical N–H···O hydrogen bonding occurs between bzim and carboxyl groups of maleate. The partially overlapped arrangement of nearly parallel bzim rings suggests the existence of π–π stacking in the crystal.     

Molecular recognition properties of peptide mixtures obtained by polymerisation of amino acids in the presence of estradiol

In this paper we show that the carbodiimide-induced polymerisation of amino acid mixtures in aqueous medium and in presence of estradiol produces the mixtures of peptides with an average molecular weight of 2-6 kDa that are characterised by possessing molecular recognition properties towards estradiol. After the removal of the templating molecule, the binding properties of the peptide mixtures were studied using spectrophotometric and immunochemical methods. The experimental results show the presence of molecular recognition behaviour for all the peptide mixtures obtained by polymerisation in presence of estradiol, with affinity constant values between 0.44×10⁹ and 6.6×10⁹ M⁻¹, while the same mixtures obtained without estradiol show lower affinity constant values between 2.2×10⁶ and 1.3×10⁹ M⁻¹. The molecular recognition behaviour was found to be highly selective, as the binding constants of peptides towards the structural homologues testosterone and progesterone are lower than three orders of magnitude. Peptide fractions separated by ion-exchange chromatography show the same molecular recognition properties, with affinity constant values between 3.2×10⁶ and 7.1×10⁹ M⁻¹. Similarities and differences between this polymerisation technique and the molecular imprinting technique are briefly discussed.     

Bioorganometallic Chemistry - Transition Metal Complexes with α-Amino Acids and Peptides

A new, interdisciplinary research area has emerged known as bioorganometallic chemistry. It focuses on the introduction of organometallic fragments into biomolecules (see, for example, structure on the right). “Classical” α-amino acid and peptide ligands have proven particularly versatile, and provide access to compounds that display interesting stereochemistry. α-Amino acids and peptides can be synthesized, labeled, stabilized, or activated by organometallic fragments.     

Divergent-flow isoelectric focusing for separation and preparative analysis of peptides

A divergent-flow isoelectric focusing (DF IEF) technique has been applied for the separation and preparative analysis of peptides. The parameters of the developed DF IEF device such as dimension and shape of the separation bed, selection of nonwoven material of the channel, and separation conditions were optimized. The DF IEF device was tested by the separation of a peptide mixture originating from the tryptic digestion of BSA, cytochrome c, and myoglobin. The pH gradient of DF IEF was created by the autofocusing of tryptic peptides themselves without any addition of carrier ampholytes. The focusing process was monitored visually using colored pI markers, and the obtained fractions were analyzed by RP-HPLC and ESI/TOF-MS. DF IEF operating in the autofocusing mode provides an efficient preseparation of peptides, which is comparable with a commercially available MicroRotofor multicompartment electrolyzer and significantly improves sequence coverage of analyzed proteins. The potential of the DF IEF device as an efficient tool for the preparative scale separations was demonstrated by the isolation of caseinomacropeptide (CMP) from a crude whey solution.     

Preparation of Pseudo‐Peptide Building Blocks with retro‐Thioamide Bond Mediated via Thiocarbamoyl Meldrum's Acid

An easy and efficient synthesis of pseudo‐tripeptide containing a thiomalonamide moiety was developed. Isothiocyanate derivatives of amino acids react smoothly with 2,2‐dimethyl‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione (Meldrum's acid) to yield new thiocarbamoyl derivatives of Meldrum's acids. Thermal decomposition of these new derivatives leads to thiocarbamoyl ketenes, which acylate amino acid esters to give pseudo‐tripeptides.     

Pentaspiranes and hexaspiranes with 1,3-dioxane or 1,3-oxathiane rings: synthesis and stereochemistry

The synthesis and stereochemistry of the first reported pentaspiro- and hexaspiro-1,3-dioxane and polyspiro-1,3-oxathiane (from dispiro to hexaspiro) derivatives are described. The crystal structures of a dispiro- and tetraspiro-1,3-oxathiane were determined by X-ray diffraction methods. NMR and chiral column HPLC investigations in solution revealed flexible and semiflexible structures for which syn-anti, cis-trans and d,l isomers were observed.